Quality of Publicly Available Physical Activity Apps: Review and Content Analysis.

Paulina Bondaronek Ghadah Alkhaldi April E Hebert Fiona L Hamilton Elizabeth Murray

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)

Despite the popularity of PA apps available on the commercial market, there were substantial shortcomings in the areas of data safety and likelihood of effectiveness of the apps assessed. The limited quality of the apps may represent a missed opportunity for PA promotion.

Keyphrases

physical activity
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
big data
health insurance